Hiski Haukkala

Current position:

• University Lecturer, the Department of Political Science and International Relations, the University of Tampere, since August 2010

Previous professional experience:

• Special Adviser, Unit for Policy Planning and Research, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, January 2009–July 2010
• Researcher, EU Programme, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, January–December 2008
• Researcher, Russia's European Choice project, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2005–2007
• Researcher, Department of Political Science, University of Turku, 2004–2006
• Guest Lecturer, The Department of Politics, University of Stirling, Spring Term 2006
• Editor, Kosmopolis - the Finnish quarterly of peace and conflict studies and world politics 2004–2005
• Visiting Research Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, October–December 2004
• Researcher/Head of the EU Enlargement Project, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, October 2001–December 2004
• Visiting Research Fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris, October–December 2002
• Project Officer/Researcher, Programme on the Northern Dimension of the CFSP (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs), April–August 2001
• Researcher, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, March 2001
• Researcher, Programme on the Northern Dimension of the CFSP (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs), February–December 2000
• Part-time Teacher, European Studies, Centre for Extension Studies, University of Turku, 1999–2002
• Researcher, Jean Monnet Unit, University of Turku, January–September 1999, the Northern Dimension and the Baltic Sea Region Project
• Trainee, Embassy of Finland in London, July–September 1998. Media monitoring and reporting
• Project Assistant, Abonet EU Project Service of the City of Turku, April–June 1998. Preparing an EU-financed project
• Research Trainee, the City of Pori, June–August 1996. Quantitative analysis of long-term unemployment in the citydistrict of Pihlava
• Numerous teachers' substitutions in comprehensive and upper secondary schools between 1992–1997

Education:

• Doctor of Social Sciences (Politics/International Relations), University of Turku, October 2008
• Master of Social Sciences (Politics/International Relations), University of Turku, January 1999. Minor subjects: Political History, Economics, Sociology
• WWW-course, Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education, University of Helsinki, Spring 2001
• 'Project Aces' EU-Project Programme 1998–1999, Centre for Extension Studies, University of Turku
• Diplomatic Studies Programme, Jean Monnet Unit, University of Turku 1997–1998
• Spring Term 1997 in England in the Centre for European Studies, University of Exeter
• Matriculation Examination in Länsi-Pori Upper Secondary in 1992

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